The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 7, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
90.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
3:11 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.7%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2679
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 144.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.3° / 39.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -25.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.30° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.95° / 3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.33° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.